Eve Educational Opportunity Center

Occupants

Function

The EOC delivers literacy and English as a second language
education, GED test preparation, college preparation, and a full
range of career-specific training programs in allied health,
business, computer technology, and communication and media.
The state-of-the-art facility features numerous sustainable
building strategies, qualifying it for Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification.

Namesake

Arthur O. Eve was a key player in establishing the statewide
Educational Opportunity Program — which now bears his
name— which provides talented students who haven’t been
able to reach their academic goals because of educational, economic
or personal challenges an opportunity to gain admission to New York
colleges and universities.

UB’s EOC was one of four Urban Centers created in 1966
under SUNY supervision and funded by the governor and state
legislature — under the leadership of Eve — to provide
occupational training and college preparatory programs to
underserved populations. In 1973, the Urban Centers evolved into
the more comprehensive Educational Opportunity Centers. The current
statewide network of 10 EOCs and two Counseling and Outreach
Centers are managed by SUNY’s University Center for Academic
and Workforce Development.